Amigurumi Plankton (Copepod) Free Crochet Pattern

by YarnGems
Amigurumi Plankton (Copepod) Free Crochet Pattern

Let’s create a fascinating and realistic amigurumi version of these tiny marine creatures, featuring an elongated body, delicate antenna, and segmented limbs!

This tutorial includes how to make an eye, body, legs, arms, and antennas. It also includes how to attach these parts to the body.

This pattern uses basic crochet stitches like single crochet stitches and crochet techniques like increase and decrease.

To complete this tutorial, you need any weight of yarn with green and yellow colors, a suitable hook for the yarn weight, safety eyes, and some stuffing.

Let’s start!

Designer: Angelfish Creations


Materials & Tools

  • Yarn – green 25 yards, yellow – 1 yard
  • 4.5 mm crochet hook
  • Safety eyes
  • Fiberfill stuffing
  • Stitch marker, scissors, darning needle

Size: 3.5″

Abbreviations

R – round
Mr – magic ring
ch – chain
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
inc – increase
dec – decrease
FO – fasten off

Eye

In yellow color.

Rnd 1: ch 3. Work around the ch starting in the 2nd ch from the hook: 4 sc in the same stitch, inc (8)

Fasten off with 3″ yarn tail and an invisible fasten off.

Body

In green color.

Rnd 1: 6 sc in Mr (6)
Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
Rnd 3: (5 sc, inc) x 2 (14)
Rnd 4-6: 14 sc (14)
Rnd 7: 4 sc, Arm, 6 sc, Arm, 4 sc
(14 + 8 sts in the arms)
Rnd 8-9: 14 sc (14)
Rnd 10: 4 sc, Leg, 6 sc, Leg, 4 sc
(14 + 6 sts of the legs)

Arm: ch 5, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, 2 slt st, sc
Leg: ch 4, starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, sl st, 2 sc

Sew the yellow eye piece from R4 to R6, evenly spaced between the arms. Knot the yarn tails inside the body. Place the safety eye in the center of the eye or embroider a red pupil. Stuff the body.

Rnd 11: 7 dec (7)

Fasten off, finish stuffing and sew close.

Antennae x2

In green yarn.

Insert hoor between R1 and R2. Attach yarn with a sl st. Ch 8. Fasten off and knot the end to prevent shedding.

Embroider a mouth and an eyebrow.

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